The University at Buffalo has announced the launch of RENEW
(Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water), an
ambitious, university-wide, interdisciplinary research institute
that will focus on the most difficult and complex environmental
issues, as well as the social and economic issues with which they
are intertwined.

The University at Buffalo is launching the Institute for Bridge
Engineering, which will develop plans for bridges that are
resistant to natural and manmade hazards, as well as examine ways
to build safer, more cost-effective bridges using advanced
materials, smart technology and other devices and train the next
generation of bridge engineers.